Michael Strasburg
Recent Stories
The Christmas Chalet to close after 53 seasons
When New Years Eve rolls around and “Auld Lang Syne” fills the ears, some may reminisce about the Christmas Chalet, the Lakeland area institution that dedicated customers are tearfully bidding farewell to this holiday season — their last, after 53 years of business.
Hopeful snowmobilers prepare for much anticipated snowy season
Does last weekend’s snowfall signal a return to a traditionally white Northwoods winter? Thousands of snowmobilers across the state and beyond are surely hoping so, as mild winters kept snowmobile trails largely closed in Oneida and Vilas counties the past two seasons.
2nd annual Festival of Trees to light up Minocqua with up to 100 trees
Christmas is coming early to Minocqua this year. Starting the first week of December, Christmas trees will appear alongside Chippewa Street at two locations in downtown Minocqua in the name of a good cause.
Franciscan Sisters cede Marywood property to LdF Tribe
The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, a Catholic religious congregation, formally transfered ownership of the Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center property in Arbor Vitae to the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians on Friday, Oct. 31.
50-unit Woodruff development nears completion as first residents move in
Trailers and U-Haul trucks have been pulling up to the Woods Hollow Cottages and Townhomes for the past few weeks, as residents of the new 50-unit Woodruff development get settled into their new homes.
Ride a Rustic Road
Across the state there are pathways to the past — stretches of road where motorists can experience Wisconsin’s scenery as though they were a 1950s couple out for a Sunday drive on crisp autumn day, or a logging truck driver carving through the stillness of a 1930s Northwoods winter, or a child catching sparks of sun through the canopy of leaves while the family drives up north for vacation in the 1960s.
Loose moose draws online attention
A moose sighting in Hazelhurst went viral on social media last week, prompting Wisconsin residents to ask questions about the species’ presence in the Badger State. A moose cow was spotted in eastern Hazelhurst on Oct. 21 at about 5 p.m. by a resident who requested to remain anonymous.
Halloween haunts
It’s undeniable: there’s something spooky going on in Wisconsin. The air we breath, the water we drink, the soil we plant — they’re the same elemental forces that gave life to real-world monsters Ed Gein and Jeffrey Dahmer.
Peace Lutheran Church celebrates 25 years
Twenty-five years ago today, Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church was officially organized and became the Lakeland area’s newest church. It would take an additional three years before the church found a permanent home in Arbor Vitae, but a faithful congregation was established with Roland Radke of Minocqua as the first president and Rev. Harold Winter acting as spiritual counselor until a permanent was eventually chosen.
